Drugs & US Law Enforcement (2006-2017)

[Strickland]

1-If you read the next to the last paragraph in the article you will find it is arrest that count not boats or shipments seized. This is part of a three pronged DEA strategy of get the kingpin,get the money,get extradition to the USA. And it is highly successful!!!Relative to Columbia.

2-For some time the DEA has warned that the major high drug traffic route is through MEXICO!!!!! not by air or sea.

3-600 million is a lot but it is far,far less than they were getting. It will be hard to replace to, with the new extradition treaty with Columbia many of those financial sources are gone for good. Especially when those Mother FARCers get a lot of help from uncle Hugo in Venezuela.

For details you can read the DEA 2006 report at the white house website office of drug control strategy. Not sure of the link, I read a hard copy from a friend.

Are you suggesting that we are winning the war on drugs?

[slapout9]

Major Strickland,
No! I am not suggesting we are winning the war on drugs. I do think Columbia is one of the more successful operations. And the final success of Columbia is in the vital interest of the US. Here is why?

1-At the Strategic effects level non-drug related employment is up.
2-Tourism is up over 21%, people don't vacation in high crime areas.
3-Arresting drug king pins and asset seizure is the most effective TTP that LE has. Just recently one drug conviction resulted in over 2 Billion dollars being returned to the US Gov.
4-Mexico is a big problem and it is not just drugs. Strategypage.com just ran an article a few days ago about Cubans switching ID's with Mexicans and crossing the border into the US.
5-So much pressure is being put on Columbia that they are moving to Mexico, displacement at it's worst.
6-FARC may be the x factor that upsets the progress that has been made in Columbia.
7-Finally Columbia is critical because it has one of the largest undeveloped oil reserves in our hemisphere. With drug activity on the decrease it raises the chances of oil company investment and produce a much needed near by source of petroleum.
8- As for Mexico we should have closed the border along time ago.